California · federal district court
Using AI Tools in Your Case (guidance for self-represented litigants)
Using AI is permitted and the filer remains responsible for everything filed under Rule 11. The court tells readers to review original sources rather than AI summaries, and notes that some judges in the district have their own disclosure requirements.
Tracker entry · California
- Court. U.S. District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaCOURT
- Level. federal district courtLEVEL
- Date. no date published on the pageDATED
- What it requires. verification dutyREQUIRES
- Source. Read the documentSOURCE
Last checked · we opened the source on that day and drew the requirement above from its text.
The guidance is aimed at people without a lawyer, which makes it the plainest statement of the verification duty on this list. Whatever tool you used, you are responsible for everything you file, and Rule 11 is quoted to say so.
Two details are worth carrying away. The court asks readers to review the original sources rather than relying on AI-generated summaries, which is a support check and not just an existence check. And it says plainly that some judges in the district have their own disclosure requirements, so the district page is a floor, not the whole answer.
This entry is descriptive, not legal advice. It records what one document says. Read the order that governs your own division before you rely on any of it, and check whether it has changed since the date above.
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